title: Diode laser trabeculoplasty (DLT) for primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
abstract: A pilot study has been carried out to examine the efficacy of diode laser trabeculoplasty in the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. The device used was portable and could be attached to a standard slit-lamp microscope. Powers of 0.8-1.2 W were used, with a spot size of 100 microns and a pulse of 0.20 second. Laser trabeculoplasty carried out on 20 eyes for glaucoma resulted in a mean ocular hypotensive effect of 10.2 mmHG at two weeks after treatment and of 9.55 mmHg at 6 months. It is concluded that diode laser trabeculoplasty is an effective mode of treatment for eyes with open-angle glaucoma or with ocular hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Ophthalmology, Institute of Ophthalmology, London.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McHugh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ffytche
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raven
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000601:surgery*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013997:Time Factors; D014130:Trabeculectomy